🇬🇲 Peoples of The Gambia
5 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in The Gambia, best known first.
HausaHausawa
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 20 moreA major West African people of the Sahel and savanna, known for trade and Islamic heritage
About 86 million, Afro-Asiatic
Mandinka
🇬🇳 Guinea and 9 moreDescendants of the Mali Empire living across West Africa
About 11 million, Mande
Wolof
🇸🇳 Senegal and 2 moreLargest ethnic group of Senegal, with deep roots in the Senegambia region
About 7.9 million, Niger–Congo, West Atlantic branch
SoninkeSoninké
🇲🇱 Mali and 10 moreMande-speaking people of West Africa, founders of the ancient Ghana Empire
About 2.8 million, Mande